The best way to get to or from the airport
La Presse has a double feature Saturday on getting to and getting from Trudeau.
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PatrickC 11:36 on 2026-07-18 Permalink
They have Uber as an option, but not a taxi?
Nicholas 12:39 on 2026-07-18 Permalink
Uber and taxi should have similar times (assuming the Uber doesn’t illegally use the Taxi/bus lane on the 20), so to illustrate different options it’s fine. They mention the new bus from the Sources REM, but didn’t take it, which would have been interesting.
And of course these routes are all assuming you’re coming from downtown. Lots of people are, but many are coming from all over. There are also lots of ways to avoid some of these blockages: not taking the direct ramp to the airport but using the circle or Cote de Liesse; taking the 211/411 and then the 214/209; taking the 460; taking the train (timing would not have worked for their trips, as it usually doesn’t), etc. You can even Bixi to Dorval Circle now, and then take a bus or walk or walk to a parking lot and take the shuttle; given some people are walking from the ramp to the airport, walking from the Circle is not so bad.
Joey 13:34 on 2026-07-18 Permalink
Yeah, it’s weird that they didn’t try a taxi (principal difference with uber would be the wait time to get in the car) or even acknowledge that Uber’s competitor, Lyft, operates from YUL as well – recently it’s been quicker to take the shuttle from the terminal to the Lyft pickup zone than wait in the Uber line.
ADM doesn’t seem to be doing enough to manage traffic – basically the only vehicles approaching the terminal should be shuttles to more efficient drop-off/pick-up points, with individual drivers who want terminal access paying for it (common practice elsewhere). Instead we get chaos.
Nicholas 14:43 on 2026-07-18 Permalink
ADM is doing lots of things medium term (new deck, more approach lanes, REM), but short term the solution they are suggesting is just don’t go to the terminal. So long as you don’t go to the terminal you can get shuttle buses from various parking decks. But people have this idea they must go to the terminal.
And charging for access to the terminal would immediately solve this problem. You could also make it cheap or free if you’re in and out quickly; people who hang out a lot or circle get a much higher rate. This is common outside North America, but within I think only the liberal bastion of Dallas Fort Worth charges for airport access.